Monitor Index
Bluetooth in-ears and over-ears for listening and mix checks. Ranked from expert reviews, lab scores and buyer ratings, with Vienna prices.
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Bluetooth adds lag and compresses audio. Fine for listening and mix checks.An over-ear on a cable has zero lag. Use it to track and edit.iPhone and Mac send AAC only. USB-C audio or a BTD 700 dongle gets more.
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1 | €319.90GH | 85.3 | 87 | 92 | 84 | 3.5 | 8.7 | Transparent, bass+ | aptX Lossless | 6.5 h | 7 g | |
2 | €359AT | 85.0 | 87 | 86 | 91 | 4.5 | 13.1 | Warm-neutral | aptX Lossless | 57 h | 290 g | |
3 | €199.99GH | 84.1 | 82 | 90 | 94 | 3 | 12.9 | Bassy | LDAC | 7 h | 5.6 g | |
4 | €299GH | 84.0 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 4.5 | 14.7 | Full, bass+ | aptX Lossless | 30 h | 300 g | |
5 | €309.90AT | 83.5 | 83 | 88 | 82 | 3.5 | 7.9 | Even, bass+ | LDAC | 10 h | 5.9 g | |
6 | €179AT | 83.1 | 87 | 89 | 73 | 3.5 | 13.4 | Bass lift | LDAC | 8 h | 5.9 g | |
7 | €249DE | 83.0 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 4.5 | 16.4 | Warm | LDAC | 27 h | 253 g | |
8 | €499DE | 82.9 | 87 | 85 | — | 5 | 8.1 | Natural | aptX Adaptive | 60 h | 311 g | |
9 | €348.95GH | 82.6 | — | 90 | 86 | 4 | 11.3 | Near-flat | LDAC | 30 h | 327 g | |
10 | €249AT | 82.5 | 87 | 88 | 71 | 4 | 9.2 | Balanced | LDAC | 8 h | 6.2 g | |
11 | €135GH | 82.5 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 4 | 29 | Analytical | SBC | 30 h | 270 g | |
12 | €219.99GH | 82.3 | 82 | 85 | 81 | 3.5 | 17.5 | V-shape | LDAC | 30 h | 250 g | |
13 | €344.99GH | 82.3 | 87 | 83 | 79 | 4.5 | 11.2 | Warm-neutral | LDAC | 30 h | 254 g | |
14 | €323.70GH | 82.2 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 3.5 | 11.8 | Cool V | aptX Adaptive | 30 h | 320 g | |
15 | €231.86GH | 82.2 | 87 | 84 | — | 1.5 | 9.6 | Bass + treble | aptX Lossless | 6 h | 7.7 g | |
16 | €299.90GH | 82.1 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 3 | 7.4 | Clean, bass+ | aptX Lossless | 6 h | 7 g | |
17 | €163.90GH | 82.0 | 85 | 82 | 85 | 3 | 13.4 | Bass+ | L2HC | 9.1 h | — | |
18 | €221.83GH | 82.0 | 87 | 83 | 78 | 3.5 | 16.9 | Warm-neutral | aptX Adaptive | 30 h | 307 g | |
19 | — | 82.0 | — | 81 | 94 | 3 | — | Near target | LDAC | 8 h | 5.5 g | |
20 | €749GH | 81.8 | — | 83 | 91 | 2 | 2.9 | Near-neutral | LDAC | 5 h | — | |
21 | €649.99GH | 81.7 | 87 | 78 | 82 | 4.5 | 5.6 | Natural, warm | aptX Lossless | 30 h | 310 g | |
22 | €178.99GH | 81.7 | 87 | 80 | — | 4.5 | 11.9 | Rich | aptX Lossless | 7.5 h | 6.2 g | |
23 | €224.91GH | 81.7 | 87 | 80 | — | 2 | 9.5 | Near-neutral | AAC | 6 h | 5.3 g | |
24 | €386.90GH | 81.6 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 4 | 9.4 | Neutral | AAC | 20 h | 385 g | |
25 | €219.90AT | 81.5 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 1.5 | 9.5 | Balanced* | AAC | 8 h | 5.6 g | |
26 | €298.34GH | 81.4 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 3.5 | 12 | Bassy | aptX Lossless | 24 h | 250 g | |
27 | €699GH | 81.4 | 87 | — | — | 3 | 5.1 | Even-handed | LDAC | 30 h | — | |
28 | — | 81.4 | 87 | — | — | 3 | — | Studio flat | AAC | 40 h | 300 g | |
29 | €599GH | 81.4 | 87 | 80 | — | 4 | 6 | Neutral | aptX Adaptive | 30 h | 325 g | |
30 | €189.99AT | 81.1 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 4.5 | 18.3 | Near-neutral | aptX Adaptive | 60 h | 293 g | |
31 | €159GH | 81.0 | 86 | 79 | — | 1.5 | 12.6 | Bright | LDAC | 7 h | 4.3 g | |
32 | €184.99GH | 81.0 | — | — | 88 | 3 | 18.6 | Balanced, bass+ | LDAC | 55 h | 281 g | |
33 | €251.69GH | 80.9 | — | 79 | 86 | 4.5 | 13.6 | Linear | aptX Adaptive | 44 h | 296 g | |
34 | €97.95GH | 80.7 | — | 87 | 77 | 1 | 19.9 | Bassy | LHDC | 6 h | 5.3 g | |
35 | — | 80.7 | — | 84 | — | 2.5 | — | Bass-light | AAC | 6 h | 5.7 g | |
36 | — | 80.7 | — | 84 | — | 3 | — | Near-neutral | aptX Adaptive | 28 h | 338 g | |
37 | — | 80.6 | — | 84 | — | 3 | — | Neutral | LHDC | 7 h | 6.4 g | |
38 | €524.36GH | 80.5 | — | 82 | — | 3 | 6.3 | Warm-balanced | aptX Lossless | 80 h | 350 g | |
39 | €199.28AT | 80.4 | 81 | 76 | 89 | 2 | 9.5 | Clear | SSC UHQ | 6 h | 5.1 g | |
40 | €129.99GH | 80.4 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 3 | 14.6 | V-shape | LDAC | 5.2 h | — | |
41 | — | 80.4 | 73 | 81 | 93 | 4 | — | Bassy | aptX Lossless | 15.9 h | 8.1 g | |
42 | €180.33GH | 80.3 | 84 | 77 | 81 | 2.5 | 10.4 | Bass + treble | aptX Lossless | 6 h | 7.1 g | |
43 | — | 80.3 | — | — | 82 | 2 | — | — | LDAC | 7 h | 4 g | |
44 | — | 80.0 | 80 | 71 | 97 | 5 | — | Balanced | aptX Lossless | 10 h | 6.7 g | |
45 | €269.99GH | 80.0 | 80 | 73 | 89 | 4.5 | 11.6 | Mild V | AAC | 70 h | 250 g | |
46 | €329.99GH | 80.0 | 77 | 84 | — | 1 | 5.5 | Bright top | aptX Adaptive | 5 h | — | |
47 | €449.99DE | 80.0 | 77 | 84 | — | 3.5 | 7 | Smooth, warm | LDAC | 45 h | 306 g | |
48 | €137.77GH | 80.0 | — | 80 | — | 2.5 | 13.2 | Warm | AAC | 6 h | — | |
49 | €223.95GH | 79.8 | 83 | 75 | — | 0.5 | 8 | V-shape | AAC | 8 h | 8.7 g | |
50 | €179.90GH | 79.4 | — | 79 | 77 | 3.5 | 16.4 | Monitor, bass+ | LDAC | 50 h | 303 g | |
51 | €179GH | 79.3 | 77 | — | — | 0.5 | 9.5 | Bass lift | aptX Adaptive | 8 h | 7 g | |
52 | €240.99DE | 79.3 | 77 | — | — | 2.5 | 12.1 | Warm, bassy | LDAC | 40 h | 330 g | |
53 | €199.99DE | 79.2 | — | 77 | — | 3.5 | 8.4 | Detail-forward | aptX Lossless | 5 h | 6 g | |
54 | €475.69GH | 79.1 | — | 75 | — | 3 | 6 | Warm-balanced | aptX Adaptive | 35 h | 285 g | |
55 | €307.26DE | 79.0 | — | 79 | 74 | 3 | 9.2 | Bass lift | AAC | 24 h | 230 g | |
56 | €330.57GH | 79.0 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 3.5 | 8.5 | Bright top | LDAC | 80 h | 560 g | |
57 | €334.61GH | 79.0 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 2.5 | 8.4 | Warm, bassy | aptX Lossless | 30 h | 250 g | |
58 | €361.63AT | 78.9 | — | 75 | — | 1 | 4.5 | Warm-balanced | aptX Adaptive | 6 h | 6 g | |
59 | €105.86GH | 78.9 | — | 75 | 78 | 0.5 | 15.3 | — | aptX Adaptive | 5.5 h | — | |
60 | €170.42GH | 78.9 | 82 | 75 | 78 | 0.5 | 9.5 | Near target | AAC | 7.9 h | — | |
61 | €599GH | 78.8 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 2.5 | 4.6 | Warm | aptX Adaptive | 30 h | 350 g | |
62 | €194.79GH | 78.7 | 70 | 84 | — | 3.5 | 8.1 | Mid-forward | aptX Lossless | 6 h | 5.6 g | |
63 | €71.25GH | 78.7 | 85 | 75 | 73 | 2 | 22.3 | V-shape | LDAC | 8 h | 4.6 g | |
64 | €163.13AT | 78.5 | 77 | 76 | — | 1.5 | 9.5 | Warm-neutral | LDAC | 7 h | 7 g | |
65 | €173.99AT | 78.3 | 86 | 68 | 74 | 2.5 | 8.7 | Near target | LC3 | 12 h | 6.5 g | |
66 | €221.90AT | 78.2 | 77 | 74 | 83 | 2 | 6.7 | Fairly neutral | LDAC | 7 h | 7 g | |
67 | €1714.29GH | 78.1 | — | 85 | 56 | 3.5 | 1.5 | Neutral | AAC | 34 h | 375 g | |
68 | €426.01GH | 78.0 | — | 69 | — | 1 | 3.4 | Mild V | aptX Adaptive | 5.5 h | 7 g | |
69 | — | 77.5 | — | 73 | 70 | 1 | — | Neutral, sub-bass | LHDC | 5.5 h | 7.3 g | |
70 | €139.90GH | 77.4 | 81 | 73 | 69 | 1 | 9.6 | Bass + treble | SSC UHQ | 6 h | 5.4 g | |
71 | €247.90GH | 77.3 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 3 | 9.2 | Warm | LDAC | 40 h | 278 g | |
72 | €196.95GH | 77.3 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 3.5 | 11.6 | Dark, bassy | LDAC | 35 h | 329 g | |
73 | €112.75GH | 77.2 | 66 | — | — | 2 | 11.6 | Lean | L2HC | 7 h | 5.3 g | |
74 | €348.75GH | 77.2 | 66 | — | — | 1 | 6.5 | Even | LHDC | 55 h | 451 g | |
75 | €93.99AT | 77.2 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 2.5 | 14 | Bass lift | aptX | 6 h | 5.5 g | |
76 | €112.69GH | 77.2 | 71 | 80 | 77 | 4 | 20 | Near target | aptX Adaptive | 50 h | 227 g | |
77 | €196.63GH | 77.1 | 66 | 79 | — | 3 | 11.3 | Balanced | AAC | 24 h | 260 g | |
78 | €319.21AT | 76.8 | 77 | 66 | 80 | 3.5 | 6.7 | Bright top | LDAC | 50 h | 298 g | |
79 | €162.90AT | 76.6 | 66 | 74 | 85 | 2 | 7.4 | Bassy | LDAC | 6.5 h | 7 g | |
80 | €298.66GH | 76.5 | 72 | 74 | 80 | 3 | 6.8 | Balanced | aptX Lossless | 30 h | 312 g | |
81 | €351.60GH | 76.2 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 3.5 | 5.5 | Mild V | LDAC | 45 h | 334 g | |
82 | €109GH | 75.6 | 72 | 77 | 67 | 1.5 | 9.4 | Neutral, dull | aptX Adaptive | 5.5 h | 6.4 g | |
83 | — | 75.3 | — | 53 | — | 1 | — | Warm V | aptX Adaptive | 8.5 h | 5.9 g | |
84 | €199GH | 73.1 | 66 | 63 | — | 4 | 4.9 | Balanced | aptX Lossless | 60 h | 330 g | |
85 | €278.99GH | 72.8 | 65 | 63 | 86 | 3.5 | 3.1 | Mild V | aptX Lossless | 50 h | 319 g | |
86 | €184.54GH | 71.3 | 65 | 53 | — | 2 | 1.3 | Bright | aptX Lossless | 8 h | 8.6 g | |
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– | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | aptX Adaptive | 6 h | 5.5 g | |
– | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | V-shape | aptX | 5 h | 6 g | |
– | €209GH | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | — | Mid-forward | LDAC | 6 h | 8 g | |
– | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | V-shape | aptX Adaptive | 7.5 h | — | |
– | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | Mid-forward | aptX Adaptive | 10 h | — | — |
– | €876.89GH | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | Warm | aptX Adaptive | 38 h | 323 g | |
– | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | Neutral (Hi-Fi) | aptX Adaptive | 35 h | 370 g | |
– | €1079GH | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | — | Neutral | aptX Adaptive | 30 h | 350 g | |
– | €178.79GH | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | — | Bright, open | LDAC | 8 h | 360 g | |
AT Austrian shopGH Geizhals.at listingDE German shopScore marker on a 70–90 scale, tick at the average of 80, hollow when only 1–2 ratingsHeat 75 80 85 90+ Curve is a tuning sketch from reviews
How the ranking works, gaps and sources
- Score blends three groups: sound 40%, experts 35%, users 25%.
- Each site is compared only with its own other ratings, so strict and generous sites count the same.
- 80 is the field average. Models with few ratings are pulled toward 80. A hollow score marker means only 1–2 ratings.
- German school grades (1 is best) become 0–100 as (6 − grade) ÷ 5 × 100.
- Tests already inside an average, such as the billiger.de press list or the TechSpot Metascore, are shown but counted once.
- The rank number is the rank inside the tab you are on. All mixes both types.
- Studio fit (0–5) adds one point each for neutral tuning (mild colour counts half), a lossless path (aptX Lossless, L2HC, a cable or USB audio), a low-lag option (cable, game mode, dongle or LE Audio), a real EQ (5+ bands or parametric; 3–4 bands or a basic app EQ count half), and proof (3+ ratings and a score of 80+).
- Value is (score − 70) × (median price of its type ÷ its price). Higher means more for your money. Its shade shows the rank inside its type.
- Battery is buds alone (ANC on where stated) or an over-ear per charge. Thresholds differ per type.
- Vienna price is the lowest new price in an Austrian shop or on Geizhals.at. Geizhals listings may include German shops. DE marks a German shop when nothing Austrian turned up. Prices change daily.
- Head-Fi and RTINGS block automated reading, so their scores are missing.
Gaps: 5 in-ears and 4 over-ears have no ratings yet, and 15 models have no Vienna price yet. They show a dash. Another research pass can fill them.
57 sites were used. Every number links to its source inside its row.
geizhals.at ×68whathifi.com ×65billiger.de ×63soundguys.com ×57mediamarkt.at ×12techspot.com ×12techradar.com ×8trustedreviews.com ×7hifi.de ×6t3.com ×5testit.de ×5alza.at ×4expertreviews.co.uk ×4headphonecheck.com ×4kopfhoerer.de ×3mychooz.com ×3stuff.co.za ×3musictech.com ×2netzwelt.de ×2stuff.tv ×2tomsguide.com ×24gnews.pt ×1appleinsider.com ×1audioreview.frieve.com ×1audioxpress.com ×1av.watch.impress.co.jp ×1bhphotovideo.com ×1campfireaudio.com ×1cgmagonline.com ×1creativebloq.com ×1documents.philips.com ×1engadget.com ×1gadgetguy.com.au ×1galaxus.fr ×1headamp.com ×1headphones.com ×1headphonesty.com ×1hometheaterhifi.com ×1kakaku.com ×1kaufland.at ×1kitguru.net ×1macworld.com ×1mightygadget.co.uk ×1mightygadget.com ×1moonstarreviews.net ×1musicradar.com ×1nextpit.com ×1notebookcheck.net ×1ozbargain.com.au ×1pbtech.com ×1pickr.com.au ×1search.kakaku.com ×1skybygramophone.com ×1soundphilereview.com ×1soundtech.co.uk ×1stereonet.com ×1thomannmusic.com ×1